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"They're making choices based on what they think is best for their platform, and letting the market chose." The former is absolutely true. The latter is absolu
by ergo98 17y ago
"They're making choices based on what they think is best for their platform, and letting the market chose."
The former is absolutely true. The latter is absolutely not. Hence why the government is looking into it.
Apple's actions are completely inexcusable and borderline illegal. It is only by incredible bravado and arrogance that they could have ever thought that 3.3.1 would be acceptable. They could have accomplished the same goal more subtly, but, probably due to Jobs universe-sized ego, they had to bring this upon themselves.
"This is how the free market is supposed to work."
No, it isn't at all how the free market is supposed to work. 3.3.1 is the exact opposite of a free market.
- ptomato 17y agoYou're missing the bit where Apple isn't by any means the only phone manufacturer around.
- gte910h 17y agoSee the Eastman Kodak case: http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=504&invol=451 http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US...
- ergo98 17y agoAnd you're missing the part where they're a $250 billion dollar company. This has nothing to do with being a monopoly. When big companies do shitty things to undermine normal competitive forces they get scrutiny.
- archgrove 17y agoHow are Apple preventing you from buying the ever more popular Android phones? Or Web OS phones? You, a member of the market, buy the phone with the features you want. If you don't like Apple products, or the app store they provide, buy one of the many hundreds of alternative smartphones, many of which have large adoption.
- ergo98 17y ago"How are Apple preventing you from buying the ever more popular Android phones?" They aren't and I have. Right now, however, the biggest momentum that the iP(hone|ad) has is the app market, and the fact that a lot of large organizations have special support for its walled garden. 3.3.1 is Apple's way of trying to ensure that it is a specially cultivated walled garden, and that it's more likely that "there's an app for that" only applies to the Apple devices. I think it's a futile move that is too late, but that is the clearly obvious motive behind 3.3.1. It is anti-competitive and without justification, and honestly it's a bit bizarre that so many fail to grasp that.
- GHFigs 17y agoit's a bit bizarre that so many fail to grasp that Have you considered the possibility that it is not so clear and obvious as you think?